China 's militarypolicies, MrCheneysaid, were at odds with the country's stated peaceful aims-suggestingperhaps that hedid notreallybelieve inthoseaims.
That spontaneity makes Mr. Catsimatidis a unique character in a field made up almost entirely of people who have spent large parts of their careers in government and are practiced at the art of talking a lot without suggesting new policies.
Because public policy work is as much about creating a serious discussion and framing it in some non-PC context as it is about suggesting actual legislation or new policies.